2025-26 Membership Dues Increase
June 19, 2025NewsAs an Association representing public retirees who are living on fixed incomes, we are extremely mindful of the need to ...Read More - 2025-26 Membership Dues Increase
COLA History: Milestones Thru the Decades
June 19, 2025NewsMass Retirees at the Center of Reforms During the January meeting of the Special COLA Commission, Mass Retirees President Frank ...Read More - COLA History: Milestones Thru the Decades
Spotlight: Mayflower Municipal Health Group
June 19, 2025NewsCloser Look at Joint Purchasing Arrangements Over the past year and a half, we have become increasingly concerned about rising ...Read More - Spotlight: Mayflower Municipal Health Group
GIC Report on Out-of-pocket Costs
June 19, 2025NewsContains Largely Good News For Retirees At their May meeting, GIC commissioners focused primarily upon the annual report on out ...Read More - GIC Report on Out-of-pocket Costs
CMS Rx Price Negotiations: Update
June 19, 2025NewsTimeline for 2nd Cycle As we reported in the last (April) Voice, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...Read More - CMS Rx Price Negotiations: Update
Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments
June 19, 2025NewsBoston – The Boston Retirement Board held a special election to replace Firefighter Michael O’Reilly who had resigned as one ...Read More - Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments
Senior Medicare Patrol: Preventing Medicare Fraud
June 19, 2025NewsAt the beginning of May the Association had an opportunity to participate in the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol Program’s ...Read More - Senior Medicare Patrol: Preventing Medicare Fraud
PAC Message to Donors: Thank You!
June 19, 2025Breaking News, NewsAnother Successful Spring Fundraising Drive We’re pleased to report that during this spring, members generously responded to the request ...Read More - PAC Message to Donors: Thank You!
2025 – 2026 Mass Retirees Meeting Season
June 17, 2025Breaking News, NewsBegins With the Annual Meeting on September 12. Traditionally with our September 12th Annual Meeting in Westport, Mass Retirees kicks ...Read More - 2025 – 2026 Mass Retirees Meeting Season
Medicare Fraud Prevention Week
May 30, 2025Weekly News UpdateWeekly Update, May 30, 2025: With Medicare Fraud Prevention Week starting on Monday, our focus this week is on the ...Read More - Medicare Fraud Prevention Week
Alert: Beware of Social Security Scams
May 16, 2025Weekly News UpdateThis week our focus returns to two main topics of concern: Social Security and healthcare. We also want to remind ...Read More - Alert: Beware of Social Security Scams
Protecting Retiree Health Insurance
May 14, 2025NewsHelp Defend Your Right to Quality & Affordable Health Care As a public retiree, your right to high-quality and ...Read More - Protecting Retiree Health Insurance
Social Security Fairness Act Implementation Underway
May 13, 2025NewsEffected Retirees Receive Retro Payments to January 2024 Just seven weeks after the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into ...Read More - Social Security Fairness Act Implementation Underway
Upcoming Spring Meetings
May 13, 2025NewsWith winter winding down (hopefully), Mass Retirees will be conducting a full schedule of Spring Meetings. “Please pay particular attention ...Read More - Upcoming Spring Meetings
MASS RETIREES 2025-2026 Legislative Program
May 13, 2025NewsThe new legislative session commenced on January 1 with the swearing-in of the 194th General Court. Representative Ronald Mariano ...Read More - MASS RETIREES 2025-2026 Legislative Program
Remembering Paul Shanley
May 13, 2025NewsExecutive VP Will Be Missed We’re saddened to report that our Executive VP Paul Shanley has passed away. Paul ...Read More - Remembering Paul Shanley
IBIS Health Launches New Web Portal
May 13, 2025NewsProgram Goes Wherever You Go For members, it’s that time of year when they’re looking forward to the ...Read More - IBIS Health Launches New Web Portal
Relief From Chronic Pain
May 13, 2025NewsMedical Cannabis Among the Options Many untold thousands of Mass Retirees members are among the 40% of older adults who ...Read More - Relief From Chronic Pain
Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments
May 13, 2025NewsBrockton – The Brockton Retirement Board reappointed retired Plymouth Retirement Board Executive Director Bill Farmer* as their 5th member. Bill was ...Read More - Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments
GIC Supplemental Funding
May 10, 2025Breaking NewsOn Thursday, May 15th, the state legislature passed and Governor Healey signed into law, the $240 million supplemental appropriation fully ...Read More - GIC Supplemental Funding